“Tensile Series” by James Clar is a series of spatial light sculptures that use tense wires to create a self-supporting structure. The wires that create tension, holding up the structure, also provide the electricity. They are minimal sculptures and floor lamps.

Yes, the lamps I created are based off of tensigrity structures, similar to Kenneth Snelson. There are a lot of books on how to create the structures and how they are used in architecture.

What I did is figure out how to use the tense wires to support AND to send electricity to the fluorescent tube lights. The AC power is able to be sent up the tower while at the same time creating the tension to support it.